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spiculum

[spik-yuh-luh m]
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noun, plural spic·u·la [spik-yuh-luh] /ˈspɪk yə lə/. Zoology.
  1. a small, needlelike body, part, process, or the like.
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Origin of spiculum

1740–50; < Latin spīculum; see spicule
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Historical Examples

  • They are called spicula (spiculum, a dart), being often of a pointed form.

    An Elementary Text-book of the Microscope

    John William Griffith

British Dictionary definitions for spiculum

spiculum

noun plural -la (-lə)
  1. another word for spicule (def. 1)
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Word Origin

C18: from Latin: small sharp point, from spica
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